Rowing in the same direction, being on the same page, the reason why the Raiders have had a really smooth and productive offseason.

That plus more on Friday's edition of the Locked On Raiders podcast from May 8th, 2026.

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We'll close out the show, close out the week, hearing from you.

Segment number three, calls, text, as much feedback as we can get in as possible. We'll definitely do that coming up in segment number three. Segment number two, we'll talk about rowing in the right direction, all rowing in the same direction and being on the same page,

and why that's been so critical for the success of the Silver and Black this offseason leading into OTAs, mandatory mini camp, training camp, obviously the preseason and the regular

season as well.

We'll do that segment number two.

Here is seven number one news and notes of the day.

We'll jump into that after I tell you about the title sponsor of the show. That is Game Time. Download the GameTime app, create an account, use promo code locked on for $20 off your first purchase. So off top, a week or so ago, there was a mailbag that Jeremy Fowler from ESPN he had put out. And in his mailbag, he had talked about the Raiders and John Spitech. As a matter of fact, I have the piece right here. He says after day two of the draft, I checked with eight teams about Tennessee quarterback Jermon McCoy with a simple question. Is he is he off your board? Medical concerns with a surgically repaired knee caused the top 10 to 12 talent to slide dramatically.

Five said yes to the question three said no.

Las Vegas did extensive homework on the injury, and at least as of now, the team is optimistic about his chances to play in 2026 and avoid a redshirt season or immediate surgery.

Perhaps he needs a procedure sometime in the future, but the team is hopeful he can avoid

that in the short term, with the caveat that it must get him in the building for the off-season program and see how he's

progressing. And then he goes on to say one rival team exec on the Raiders. This felt like

John Spitex draft. That's considered a good thing Pete Carroll's influence was heavy this time

a year. So Jeremy Fallow from ESPN joined my radio show on Thursday and talked about a

bunch of different subjects across the NFL, but I did want to get a couple of his thoughts when

it came to the Raiders specifically. One was on John Spy Tech in the offseason he's had and,

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